Melisssa Leapman coming to Nine Rubies Knitting in January!

Noted author and designer Melissa Leapman is coming to Nine Rubies Knitting in January for a weekend of workshops! Melissa is the author of more than 5 knitting and crochet books, and her designs have appeared in every major knitting magazine. She has also been a guest on DIY's Knitty Gritty several times. Melissa is known for her contemporary but classic design pattern, cable, and crochet wizadry.

Nine Rubies Knitting has been fortunate to have a number of top designers and authors come to the shop in 2007. We've heard from many customers that they would have loved to work on socks with Nancy Bush, learned valuable tips from Lily Chin, learned combination knitting from Annie Modesitt or modular knitting from Iris Schreier. Alas, these classes were all during the week. Well, we've listened to our customers and will be doing workshops on the weekend. Melissa has taught these classes several times at Stitches and the TKGA shows. Now's your chance to enjoy them in the cozy atmosphere here at the shop.

Here's the schedule:

Saturday, January 26th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Basic Pattern Drafting ($70 plus materials)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Crochet for Cowards ($70 plus $20 materials fee payable to the instructor)

Sunday, January 27th
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Cable Ready ($70 plus materials)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Celtic Cables ($70 plus materials)

Please stop by the shop or call 650-685-6205 to register.

Free Knitalongs at Nine Rubies Knitting

Nine Rubies Knitting in San Mateo is hosting two free knitalongs this fall. Check out the blog or call the store (650-685-6205) for details. The knitalongs are free but pre-registration is required.

A brief summary of both knitalongs is below.

Yarn requirements: 1200 yards laceweight yarn ( fingering weight can be used; the stole will be larger). Solid or semi-solid colors are recommended. We have yarns from The Alpaca Yarn Company, Baywood Yarns, Schaefer, Prism and Misti Alpaca that would all be suitable. We have the divine Malabrigo laceweight coming in mid to late September as another option. The colors will be gorgeous.

Bead Requirements: Approximately 300 size 6 or 8 beads.
Sign Ups: You need to join the Yahoo Groups (groups.yahoo.com/group/secretofthestole) to get the clues. Membership closes on October 5th. We also ask that you register at the store so we know how many people to expect.

Dates: Mondays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, beginning October 8th and continuing for eight weeks. The last session will be Monday, November 26th.

Deconstructing New Pathways for Sock Knitters - FreeNew Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One, by Cat Bordhi, is creating a revolution in sock knitting. The book introduces 8 new architectures, each of which has new and unique features and benefits. The KAL will explore these architectures over a space of 10 weeks, meeting every other week.

Each meeting will focus on another new architecture and KALers can choose whichever sock they want to make with that architecture.

Requirements:

New Pathways for Sock Knitters: Book One, by Cat Bordhi. (Book available from Nine Rubies)

Skills: Participants should have sufficient experience in sock knitting to have completed at least one pair of traditional socks (using any method)

Schedule: Saturdays, 1 - 3 pm

Session 1: 10/13 - Sky Architecture

Session 2: 10/27 - Coriolis

Session 3: 11/10 - Upstream or Cedar

Session 4: 11/24* - Riverbed or Foxglove

Session 5: 12/8 - Ridgeline or Sidestream

*11/24 meeting may be rescheduled if majority of group will be absent

A detailed list of recommended yarns for each architecture is available at the shop.

Anniversary Sale at Marin Fiber Arts

Marin Fiber Arts in San Rafael is celebrating its 2-year anniversary with a store-wide sale! All in-stock yarn is at least 25% off, with a long list of selected yarns up to 50% off. In addition, all books are discounted 20% off. The sale runs now through Sunday, September 30th.

Additionally, to thank everyone for their support, we are raffling off four scarf kits - one on each Saturday and Sunday during the sale - featuring 2 balls of Karabella Boise, an amazing cashmere/merino blend (need not be present to win).

Thanks!
Warren
Marin Fiber Arts

Help Wanted at Full Thread Ahead

Full Thread Ahead is looking for part-time staff. We provide competitive pay and an attractive employee discount. Some weekends, school vacations, and evening hours.

Job Duties include: Working with customers in selecting yarns, patterns, and products; Providing technical guidance in both crochet and knitting; Merchandising including: inventory and tagging arriving items,stocking shelves, keeping store neat and organized; Assisting with programs, during and after-hours onsite and offsite events

Job Skills Required: Medium to expert skills in Knitting and/or crocheting Retail & Customer Service Experience Willingness to work as a team with both adults and children Creative, customer-service oriented, upbeat outlook

Please contact us at info@fullthreadahead.com if interested

Customer Appreciation Sale at Nine Rubies Knitting

2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Day 2007 is Saturday, September 22nd from 10 am - 5 pm.

In honor of the event, everything in the store will be 15% off all day (20% for members). Store Members also have the added advantage of beginning to buy on the 17th of September. There will be refreshments served in the late afternoon on Sept. 22nd. This is a great time to get your holiday lists started and stock up on all the yarn that will be needed for those great gifts that you are going to be handing out.

And just like last year, we will be having the annual customer trunk show. Bring anything you’ve made since Nine Rubies opened and we will display it in the front window. Or just come and admire what other people have made and be inspired by your fellow knitters. Stay tuned for additional events and games that we will add between now and then.

Nine Rubies Knitting is located at 28 E. 3rd Avenue in downtown San Mateo. There is street parking and a parking structure around the corner at 2nd Avenue and El Camino. Call the store with questions (650-685-6205).

PS: As usual we will not be winding yarn on Sale Day, but we will be happy to wind them if you bring them back to the store another day.

Cascade 220 on sale at Marin Fiber Arts

Marin Fiber Arts in San Rafael is having a sale on all Cascade 220 and 220 Superwash... 20% off the regular price.

We have approximately 118 colors of 220 available for your knitting and felting pleasure! Stop in soon to get your favorite colors before they're gone!

Marin Fiber Arts
1026 Court Street,
San Rafael City Plaza (4th Street between Lootens & A Street)
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-459-4600
www.marinfiberarts.com

Big events at Nine Rubies Knitting, San Mateo

I wanted to let everyone know what is happening at Nine Rubies in the next 6 weeks or so.

We kick off our busy early Fall with a book signing this Saturday afternoon:

Alison Jeppson Hyde, author of Wrapped in Comfort: Knitted Lace Shawls
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Free!

Come meet this charming author and learn more about how her wonderful stories evolved into beautiful shawls

Please note that Alison has some serious health issues. Please don’t come if you have a cold. We’ll be happy to arrange for her to sign your book, and you can pick it up after the event.


September is a big month for us. We have two notable authors and designers. First up is Iris Schreier, co-founder of Artyarns and author of the new Lacy Little Knits and Modular Knits and co-author of Exquisite Little Knits.

Here are the details:
Friday, September 7th:
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm:
Chevron Ruana Workshop
Cost: $30 plus materials

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm:
Aztec Sash Workshop
Cost: $30 plus materials

6:30 – 7:30 pm:
Book Signing
Free with purchase of any of Iris’ books


Later in September, we are delighted to be hosting prominent author (of, most recently, Romantic Hand Knits) and designer Annie Modesitt.

Her schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, September 26th:
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Book signing, FREE with purchase of book
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Love Your Lace! $60 plus materials

Thursday, September 27th:
9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Combination Knitting* $60 plus materials

* Quote from a customer: “Annie’s approach to combination knitting changed my life.”


Please stop by the store (28 E. 3rd Avenue, dowtown San Mateo) or call us at 650-685-6205 to register.